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Down East October 1990

October 1990

The table of contents from the October 1990 issue of Down East.

Features

Survivors

Maine animal enthusiasts have taken to raising old and honored breeds of farm animals. By Jeff Clark.

New Look for Blaine House

After seventy years, the plans for the grand entrance to the governor’s house have finally been carried out. By Elizabeth Banwell.

Sauce for the Gander

Aggressively pursuing the pleasures of retirement, crusading newspaper editor Peter Cox still has a few ideas about what’s good for Maine. By James P. Brown.

Aroostook Autumn

Throughout the vast reaches of The County, October brings a golden interlude before the blustery turn toward winter. Photographs by Douglas Merriam.

Harvest Time at Old York

Rare photographs of country life a century ago stir nostalgia for a romanticized past. By Ellen MacDonald Ward.

Mom’s Apple Pie

Laurie Jones bakes pies that win acclaim at the Livermore Falls firehouse — and at the state competitions. By Lisa Scofield.

Have Saw, Will Travel

Using his portable sawmill, Ian Baston claims to cut homebuilder lumber costs in half . By Robert F. Baldwin.

Trips Down East 1990

A special 24-page supplement devoted to the off-season joys of searching out the best that Maine has to offer.

Departments

Room With A View

The view  from the driver’s seat is always the same: there is the policeman to create the sense of emergency and authority, there is the man with the red flag, there are the red cones stretching in an endless line as far as the eye can see, and there is the car ahead inching along in low gear, but seldom does one get a chance to see any actual  work being done. By Caskie Stinnett.

The Talk of Little Lyford

A North Woods Squabble

The Maine Viewpoint

Managing Tourism

Outdoor Maine

Wildlife Sightings

Down East Bookshelf

Maine Art Now by Edgar Allen Beem

Along the Waterfront

Roth Races Again

North by East

Opinions, advisories, and musings from the length and breadth of Maine.

I Remember

An Ursine Encounter

Cover: Aroostook Autumn along Route 11. Photograph by Douglas Merriam.